Dictionary

rethink en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹiːθɪŋk/
• [ˈɹʷɪi̯θɪŋk]

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English rethink From re- + think.

Meanings

1. The act of thinking again about something.
   • There was a complete rethink in 2020, following a review into why costs rose by £100 million in the space of a year. 2022 September 21, Howard Johnston, “Network News: HS2's Interchange station to create 1,000 extra jobs”, in RAIL, number 966, page 16:
   • This business plan of yours looks risky. It needs a rethink.
   • Guardiola needed a rethink and his hand was forced when De Bruyne was forced off in the 58th minute after a check by Rüdiger. 2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in The Guardian:

Forms

rethink en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• [ɹʷɪi̯ˈθɪŋk]
• /ɹiːˈθɪŋk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English rethink From re- + think.

Meanings

1. To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.
   • Disability rights advocates are encouraging people to rethink the words "crazy" and "insane" as they stigmatize mental health.
   • But the NCC has been forced to rethink its approach and has already extended the deadline three times, at short notice. 2021 February 10, Eoin McSweeney, “As Covid-19 cases rise in Nigeria, a government policy is creating crowds and chaos”, in CNN:
   • There's a myth that incest survivors are an extremely small percentage of the gay male community. But that belief is something that needs to be rethought. One in six men (gay and straight) polled in a 1985 Los Angeles Times survey reported being sexually abused before the age of 18. 1991 December 8, Liz Galst, “Gay Male Incest Survivors, Safer Sex, and AIDS”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 21, page 8:

Forms

Deriveds

rethinker · rethinkable

Translations (33)

es reconsiderar (think again about a problem) · bg обми́сля (think again about a problem) · hu újra átgondol (think again about a problem) · hu újragondol (think again about a problem) · ru переду́мывать (think again about a problem) · fr réfléchir (think again about a problem) · uk переосми́слити (think again about a problem) · it rivedere (think again about a problem) · ru переду́мать (think again about a problem) · bg преми́сля (think again about a problem) · ja 再考する (think again about a problem) · es reflexionar (think again about a problem) · bg преми́слям (think again about a problem) · ru пересмотре́ть (think again about a problem) · pt repensar (think again about a problem) · es repensar (think again about a problem) · it ripensare (think again about a problem) · vi nghĩ lại (think again about a problem) · fr repenser (think again about a problem) · da nytænke (think again about a problem) · pl przemyśleć (think again about a problem) · ru переосмыслить (think again about a problem) · ro regândi (think again about a problem) · ca repensar (think again about a problem) · bg обми́слям (think again about a problem) · cmn 重想 (think again about a problem) · uk переосми́слювати (think again about a problem) · de überdenken (think again about a problem) · tr tekrardan düşünmek (think again about a problem) · cmn 再想 (think again about a problem) · it riconsiderare (think again about a problem) · ru пересма́тривать (think again about a problem) · cmn 重新考慮 /重新考虑 (think again about a problem)